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    Posted: November 10 2022 at 07:39
Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

I have never listened to an album by ELO…..
 
And I'd never listened to an album by ELP before I joined ProgArchives. Embarrassed
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I have never listened to an album by ELO…..
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and the vynil has not an awful sound as they say, never found the CD version


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Top 7 update with MellotronWave's votes added:-

1. ELO 2 (78  points)
1. Electric Light Orchestra (78 points)
3. Eldorado (61 points)
4. Out of the Blue (57 points)
5 On the Third Day (55 points)
6 A New World Record (44 points)
7. Face the Music (42 points)
 
8. Time (31 points)
8. Discovery (20 points)
10. Xanadu (12 points) Ouch
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1.Eldorado
2.On the third day
3.ELO
4.ELO II
5. The night the light went on in long beach
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Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Top 7 update after three more rounds of voting:-

1. ELO 2 (74  points)

So weird. I know it's their proggiest but it's still a complete mess and not really very good. A typical three star album for me.
That's something we can both agree on. ELO 2 is a typical 3-star album for me too, along with ELO's first and third albums. It's only from the Discovery (or Disco Very) album onwards that I started buying ELO's albums. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Top 7 update after three more rounds of voting:-

1. ELO 2 (74  points)

So weird. I know it's their proggiest but it's still a complete mess and not really very good. A typical three star album for me.
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Top 7 update after three more rounds of voting:-

1. ELO 2 (74  points)
2. Electric Light Orchestra (72 points)
3. Out of the Blue (57 points)
4. Eldorado (49 points)
5 On the Third Day (47 points)
6 A New World Record (44 points)
7. Face the Music (42 points)
 
8. Time (31 points)
8. Discovery (20 points)
10. Xanadu (12 points) Ouch
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

There aren't seven ELO albums I like.

Eldorado
ELO 2
Face the Music

And call it a day. The rest I can't stand.

Really? You can't stand their debut or "On the Third Day"?

1. Time
2. The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer
3. On the Third Day (the version including Showdown)
4. Eldorado
5. Out of the Blue
6. A New World Record
7. Discovery

Also quite good:

8. Face the Music
9. ELO 2
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Ok here goes...

ELO 2
ELO
On The Third Day
Eldorado

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Nothing Else Matters....
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I noticed there's not much love for the magical kingdom of Xanadu here. I was the only one who included the album in their Top 7. Cry

1. Xanadu 
2. Out of the Blue 
3. Time 
4. Discovery 
5. A New World Record 
6. Face the Music 
7. Secret Messages 
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There aren't seven ELO albums I like.

Eldorado
ELO 2
Face the Music

And call it a day. The rest I can't stand.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

so the early progressive phase gets the lowest ratings? LOL
 
Yes, I'm afraid so. I prefer the Xanadu phase. Smile
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Originally posted by iluvmarillion iluvmarillion wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

1. ELO II
2. ELO

sorry don't give much of a damn after that although Living Thing and Mr Blue Sky are admittedly rather wonderful moments . The original group (with Roy Wood in) was something special.

That's true. Afterall once Roy Wood left the band ELO became a singles band and they lose their proggy edge. You take Eldorado which a lot of people like here. It may be a concept album but really there's a couple of singles in it. That's all. Jeff Lynne wrote good singles. He has never been able to write good albums. 


I don't think Roy Wood brought the progressive edge in the early ELO, especially if you hear his first few solo albums (including Wizzard)

But in essence, I agree that ELO2 and No Answer (the debut) are miles ahead their best, and until Eldorado & Face The Music, they're OK.... after that they went hits & pop (or pop & hits) - not that they weren't before.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

so the early progressive phase gets the lowest ratings? LOL
 
Yes, I'm afraid so. I prefer the Xanadu phase. Smile
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so the early progressive phase gets the lowest ratings? LOL
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ELO's Albums & Videos
 
 3 stars 1990: ELO Part II - Electric Light Orchestra Part Two - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzAHCOkENjU-3SUxLDmZRaOb
 4 stars 2019: Jeff Lynne's ELO - From Out of Nowhere - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikNHjJ_cxzCkzFLoTDqY_Viqq_WWLLhj
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^ Oh yeah, it definitely has that Move thing going on! Thanks.
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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Tbh, Doc, I only know the hits from the radio. I've never owned an ELO album. Not even a greatest hits LP! LOL 
The first one sounds a bit like The Move..Roy Wood was still with them.
The second has the Roll Over Beethoven suite and some other good tracks.
They do a cover of an old Move song on New World Record called Do Ya...prolly written by Lynne for the Move.
The first one with Roy Wood sounds the most interesting. Is it any good?

I like it...it has a Move vibe and sound....I also like the second one.
One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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